View Full Version : NANO FISH- which are the "best" and most "colorful"
Blitz99
12/12/2007, 12:18 AM
clowns,
orchid dottybacks
yellow watchman
firefish
those are the one's i'm coming up with for my 24 but i know i'm missing something that is eyepoppingly beautiful.
what is your favorite nano fish?
any yellow or red nano fish? (apart from the yellow watchman and firefish)
Cldormer
12/12/2007, 12:50 AM
orchid dotty back have been catching my eye lately too.
hoosierpat
12/12/2007, 01:18 AM
There are some very cool gobies. I would try a shrimp goby/pistol shrimp combo. It is a very cool symbiosis to watch. I would add them first though because they are kind of timid. Let them get very settled in before you put anything else in.
SPARTAN VI
12/12/2007, 01:20 AM
Coral Beauty
Flame Angel
I went with a Flame Angel because I already had a blue fish. :)
happyface888
12/12/2007, 02:30 AM
I dig the flame angel too. Something that also has some great colors and great personality I'd go with a midas blenny for yellow.
InLimbo87
12/12/2007, 06:57 AM
Tailspot blenny :D
Flame angels and midas blennies are pretty cool too. But keep in mind that many have had flames nip at corals in the past. Also, both of these are too big for your normal "nano" tank IMO. 30g+ for both of them (maybe 20g for the blenny)
Crossbow
12/12/2007, 07:16 AM
How about a McCoskers Flasher Wrasse from LiveAquaria?
vepeta
12/12/2007, 08:00 AM
I had a Higfhfin Perchlet/Geometric Pygmy Hawk in my 24 cube and he was very bright and beautiful. Stayed on the bottom half of the tank, mostly on the sandbed. I would not recomend it in a tank with timid bottom dwelling gobies and smaller shrimp, though.
SaltwaterChris
12/12/2007, 08:14 AM
I like the blue spot jawfish or the yellow headed.
Stonogobiops nematodes.http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f269/Sk8r10/cameraaccidenttoAugust071.jpg
Locally known as raspberry, teacake, and poundcake.
They are cryptic [hiders] if something large and possibly carnivorous is in the area; but if assured its safe, they're out and looking for a handout. They're gobies.
Getting a tiger shrimp for a yellow watchman makes a hoot of a pair.
ALso worth looking at: the tangaroa and yashia gobies, a lot like raspberry and co., but differently colored.
Do not get a wrasse if you want to see the best of these fish.
They will, however, hang about with pearly jawfish, dartfish [firefish: of which you should only have one: they'll kill rivals], chromis [again, only one]; other gobies; tailspot blenny, most small blennies. May or may not tolerate percula clowns; probably not maroons, but a maroon is too big for your tank; do not come out much with a wrasse in the area. Personally, I advise against the dottyback---very aggressive, related to the wolf eel, appetite and attitude to match. And I've lost 2 small gobies to an allegedly peaceful flasher wrasse.
NanoReefWanabe
12/12/2007, 08:45 AM
purple dotty back...
not a reef fish...but the Catalina Goby is beautiful
dragon wrasse
with proper feeding and gravity fed by fuge a Mandarin goby
6 line
fu man chu lion fish
Bmgrocks
12/12/2007, 10:11 AM
You can never go wrong with the good ol' Royal Gramma or Black Cap Basslet
What I wish was reef safe though would be the Red Coris Wrasse, absolutely stunning fish..Now I have to get a FOWLR, by far in my opinion the most beautiful SW fish, in person the colors are simply UNREAL
Illuminati
12/12/2007, 10:17 AM
Blackcap Basslett:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/colinadam/BlackcapBasslett2.jpg
The Catalina Goby will not live long in waters above 72 degrees, not a good choice.
Blue Spot Jawfish do not do well in captivity (again due to temps or not eating prepared foods)
The McKosker Flasher is one of the more aggressive wrasses, I would worry about it beating up the firefish.
mdisalvo55
12/12/2007, 11:00 AM
I'd go with the tailspot blenny...
Blitz99
12/12/2007, 12:53 PM
pistol shrimp are no longer welcome here, they steal way too much!
flame angel, i just got rid of a fantastic flame because i was told they dont do all that well in a nano.
fu-manchu - i just got rid of one of them too because he's the reason i'm searching for an orchid dottyback again.
SPARTAN VI
12/12/2007, 01:10 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11369755#post11369755 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Blitz99
pistol shrimp are no longer welcome here, they steal way too much!
flame angel, i just got rid of a fantastic flame because i was told they dont do all that well in a nano.
fu-manchu - i just got rid of one of them too because he's the reason i'm searching for an orchid dottyback again.
Hrm, I keep a close eye on my flame. Hasn't picked at my clam/corals, and doesn't seem to be stressed. He eats and can always find him grazing on my live rock. It's difficult to get him on the camera though, he's very shy. :)
zma21
12/12/2007, 05:35 PM
Potters angel
racksteris
12/12/2007, 05:45 PM
Royal Gramma Basslet
Phoenix19
12/13/2007, 12:11 AM
Pygmy or Cherub Angel (Centropyge argi) They are a beautiful little fish.
Blitz99
12/13/2007, 12:54 AM
i'd have kept this one if i knew i could.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f317/JCrute/craigslist059Large.jpg
cherubfish pair
12/13/2007, 11:49 PM
The canary blenny is a beautiful bright yellow fish, small too. I've seen it listed as venomous in the literature, but the online vendors never alert you that it is dangerous. I'm going to do some research before I go out and buy me something that might kill me. LOL
Featherdusters
12/14/2007, 12:04 AM
Based upon looks this is my favorite nano fish:
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/gobies/flamingprawngoby/
Flaming Prawn Goby
junkitu
12/14/2007, 12:17 AM
Flames are awesome. I have one too.
Another red option is a yasha goby:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i251/junkitu/c71b2a89.jpg
For yellow I would go with a yellow gumdrop goby (as long as you're not keeping acropora because they eat it):
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i251/junkitu/503ccaf2.jpg
Featherdusters
12/14/2007, 12:20 AM
junkitu-
Wow, you have one? You wouldn't happen to have a picture? Do they look even better in person?
junkitu
12/14/2007, 01:52 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11381791#post11381791 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Featherdusters
junkitu-
Wow, you have one? You wouldn't happen to have a picture? Do they look even better in person?
Sorry Featherdusters. I meant to say I have a flame angel.
cherubfish pair
12/14/2007, 10:52 PM
colinadam, everytime I see a pic of your blackcap I want to redo my stocking plans to include one.
cherubfish pair
12/17/2007, 10:38 PM
I also like the Midas blenny when they're solid yellow.
Blitz99
12/18/2007, 01:34 AM
i added a sunrise dottyback. beautiful fish but i can already tell it's going to be a pistol at some point.
pbukow
12/18/2007, 02:46 AM
I second the Yasha goby/pistol pair. That is going to be the main attraction in my 14 gallon. I would do a cherub pygmy angel pair if i had the room. Very small and cute angel.
TomZogas
12/18/2007, 06:26 AM
I LOVE my tailspot blenny. Very colorful and interesting, and eats algae to boot.
breebauer
12/18/2007, 06:39 AM
Why not a firefish?
They're very pretty. Here's my two:
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/breebauer/fish042.jpg
The also come in purple, which is even prettier, but I don't have one.
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